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Book SynopsisAfter an historical survey of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Shakespeare's time through to the 19th century, Jay Halio focuses primarily on 20th century productions and adaptations, for film and television as well as for the stage.
Table of ContentsPrologue - "Dreams" and visions; the first three centuries from Beerbohm Tree to Peter Hall; Peter Brook's "Dream"; reactions to Brook - the "Dreams" of Barton, Daniels and Alexander; two "Dreams" on film - Reinhardt-Dieterle's and Peter Hall's; two "Dreams" on television - the BBC's and Joseph Papp's; a new watershed? Lepage's "Midsummer' Night's Dream"; Adrian Noble and the Royal Shakespeare Company; Michael Hoffman's "Dream"; dreaming in Chinese; epilogue - dreaming on.
